(Gerry Furth-Sides) Cafe Spice introduces NAAN TOASTIES in three filling flavors: Chicken Tikka, Cauli Tikka and Chicken Chutney, filling sandwiches in conveniently packaged half moon versions. They are available online and in select supermarkets. And the story is that Naan Toasties also represent the most recent shift in Americ...
We met Dorie Greenspan Dorie Greenspan’s bold Summer Vegetable Tian jumped out at me from her EVERDAY DORIE book. And no wonder: Roger Vergé the brilliant Provençal chef influenced this slow roasted dish. And so Dorie inspired me: I have had his book forever, just to admire, after meeting him and eating his eating his [&hell...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, content and photos from Tenuta Montemagno in Italy) Tenuta When we received a beautiful, generous gift from Tenuta Montemagno last fall of two bottles of their finest wines, we were so overjoyed we shared them with our wine maven friend, Irv Wynuck. Even after Tenuta Montemagno let us know that they were stil...
Happy Spring and Easter celebrations at one of our favorite family of restaurants that brought us “through the pandemic” with their to-go specialties and dining outdoors as soon as it opened up: the Drago brothers – who also happened to be our last public event we attended a year ago! And we found a way [&helli...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) A new choice on the market for meatless eating is the CowLESS vegan burger option in South Pasadena, made with a grilled Beyond Meat patty, shredded lettuce, a fat tomato slice, vegan cheese, housemade chipotle and mayo for richness and a pillowy brioche bun. The burger is so popular there are now plans [&hel...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The growing popularity of historic Chinese New Year celebrations show how important this Asian holiday is becoming with mainstream America despite the recent bizarre backlash to the pandemic. Food plays an important role during Chinese New Year, and there are a number of dishes that are eaten to bring good lu...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Today I am an American in Paris from afar. And I share with you a revelatory brunch and lesson by way of Susan Herrmann Loomis’ definitive new culinary lifestyle book, PLAT DU JOUR French Dinners Made Easy. The French have always been known to love food, even everyday meals. Featured on bistro menus [...
I am back to eating tomatoes, and cooking with luscious strained tomatoes and chopped tomatoes and finely chopped tomatoes, all because of Pomi Tomatoes, straight off the vine in Italy. ...
Nancy Chen's new 101 Amazing Uses for Cinnamon transforms mainstay spice, cinnamon, into "my new vinegar" - making another ancient product into a household necessity...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) It was a (rare) dark and stormy night in Los Angeles this past winter when Smithfield Foods brought in a Chicago-style party, part of a three-city tour, to introduce their take on Italian-influenced pork dish options to local chefs at Pistola-LA. The fashionable...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 